SpaceX readies to launch international astronaut crew to space station on Friday

SpaceX and NASA plan to launch an astronaut crew to the International Space Station early Friday morning from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Florida sheriff clarifies after woman claims arrest for paying flower vendor on TikTok

A Florida sheriff is clarifying an incident where a woman claimed to be arrested for paying a flower vendor in a TikTok video. Annika Olson was arrested for refusing to comply with police orders and interfering with an investigation into a vendor violating a county ordinance.

5 arrested after clogged toilet triggers chaotic brawl at Florida wing joint, police say

Five women were arrested after they allegedly intentionally clogged the toilet at a Central Florida wing joint, igniting a brawl with employees, according to the Longwood Police Department.

Tokitae aka Lolita dies before she was set to be transported back to Puget Sound

Tokitae, or known by her performance name Lolita, has died in the Miami Seaquarium just months ahead of her possible transport back to her home Puget Sound waters. She was the oldest orca in captivity captured in the wild.

Widow of slain Microsoft exec relieved by ex-wife’s arrest: ‘Salt in the wounds’

The widow of slain Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan said watching the woman she believes orchestrated her husband’s murder live free for the past year was like "salt in the wounds."

Woman arrested for allegedly poisoning man's drink with insect killer

A Florida woman was arrested this week after allegedly spiking a man's drink with cockroach spray, according to the Volusia Sheriff's Office.

Parkland parents bring 23 buses to NRA's Virginia headquarters for gun control demonstration

Twenty-three empty school buses were parked outside the National Rifle Association headquarters in Virginia as part of a gun control demonstration led by the parents of a Parkland school shooting victim.

Aldi to buy Florida-based Winn-Dixie grocery stores. Here's what that means

Aldi has agreed to purchase the parent company of Florida-based grocery store Winn-Dixie and plans to convert some locations into the Aldi format, Southeastern Grocers Inc. announced Wednesday.

Two arrested in USF's first on-campus homicide in nearly 20 years: Authorities

USF Police are investigating what led to the first on-campus homicide in nearly two decades after a 61-year-old man was found dead in a university parking lot over the weekend.

Chihuahua died after C-section by fake vet, Florida detectives say

Police said the man is a licensed pet groomer but was posing as a veterinarian when he performed a C-section and spay procedure on the pregnant dog, Sugar.

Former NFL running back Alex Collins dies at 28 in motorcycle crash

Former NFL running back Alex Collins has died at 28. Deputies in Florida confirm Collins was killed in a motorcycle crash.

Florida woman doused herself in Mountain Dew to erase DNA after killing roommate in Daytona Beach: police

Nichole Maks, the woman suspected of killing her 79-year-old roommate, allegedly tried to pour diet Mountain Dew soda all over her body in attempt to erase DNA evidence, according to an arrest affidavit.

The four US cities facing the biggest housing shortages

Prospective homebuyers across the U.S. are facing a chronic shortage of available houses, but the scarcity is worse in some parts of the country, according to new Bank of America research.